RANKING EXPLANATION

#112 Buffalo

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Moderate drag

Game control

Rewards teams that consistently outscore opponents, with schedule strength considered.

Your importance: 8 out of 10
Moderate drag

Scoring punch

Rewards teams that put points on the board, adjusted for who they played.

Your importance: 5 out of 10
Small effect

Defensive toughness

Rewards teams that keep opponents off the scoreboard, adjusted for who they played.

Your importance: 5 out of 10
Moderate drag

Winning

Rewards teams for simply winning the games on their schedule.

Your importance: 8 out of 10
Moderate drag

Tough schedules

Rewards teams that have faced stronger opponents.

Your importance: 6 out of 10
Small effect

Big-game wins

Gives extra credit for beating strong opponents.

Your importance: 6 out of 10
Small effect

Wins away from home

Gives extra credit for winning road and neutral-site games.

Your importance: 3 out of 10
Moderate drag

Statement wins

Rewards teams for wins by 14 or more points.

Your importance: 3 out of 10
Small effect

Close-game grit

Rewards teams that win games decided by eight points or fewer.

Your importance: 2 out of 10
Small effect

Avoiding bad losses

Rewards teams whose worst result was still competitive.

Your importance: 3 out of 10
Moderate drag

Team talent

How much proven player talent is already on the roster.

Your importance: 5 out of 10
Small effect

Recruiting strength

Rewards teams that have stacked several strong recruiting classes.

Your importance: 5 out of 10
Moderate drag

Returning production

Rewards teams bringing back more of last season's on-field production.

Your importance: 4 out of 10
Small effect

Transfer portal impact

Rewards teams whose rated transfer additions outweigh their departures.

Your importance: 3 out of 10
Small effect

Previous-season performance

Lets last season's results matter until this season builds its own story.

Your importance: 4 out of 10
Moderate drag

Recent form

Emphasizes how a team performed in its three most recently completed games.

Your importance: 4 out of 10
Show the technical details
FactorRaw valueAdjusted valueContribution
Game control-18.414-0.892-0.106
Scoring punch16.773-1.005-0.075
Defensive toughness39.042-0.536-0.040
Winning0.500-0.428-0.051
Tough schedules-15.709-0.693-0.062
Big-game wins1.000-0.138-0.012
Wins away from home0.000-0.375-0.017
Statement wins0.000-1.427-0.064
Close-game grit1.0000.9930.029
Avoiding bad losses-13.000-0.314-0.014
Team talent513.330-1.074-0.054
Recruiting strength161.524-0.545-0.028
Returning production-0.008-1.524-0.062
Transfer portal impact0.9700.2120.006
Previous-season performance-12.068-1.082-0.044
Recent form-4.500-0.912-0.054

This ranking used completed results through week 2. The stored values below reproduce this ranking’s explanation.